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Definition of Folk

1. Noun. People in general (often used in the plural). "The common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

2. Noun. A social division of (usually preliterate) people.

3. Noun. People descended from a common ancestor. "His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

4. Noun. The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community.

Definition of Folk

1. n. collect. & pl. In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.

Definition of Folk

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history. ¹

2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. ¹

4. Noun. The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants. ¹

5. Noun. (context: plural: folks) One’s relatives especially one’s parents. ¹

6. Noun. (music) Folk music. ¹

7. Noun. (context: plural) People in general. ¹

8. Noun. (context: plural) A particular group of people. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Folk

1. a people or tribe [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Folk

foliomort foliophage foliophages foliophagy folios foliose foliosity foliot foliots folious

folium folium vermis foliums folivore folivores folk (current term) folk-etymologize folk-etymologized folk-etymologizes folk-etymologizing

folk-rock folk art folk ballad folk culture folk dance folk dancer folk dances folk dancing folk devil folk devils

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